I recently finished my 50,000 pushups, 50,000 sit ups, and 52 blog posts.  I am very excited to have completed 50,000 pushups and sit ups.  When I first started this black belt challenge I was skeptical that I w…

This week I did my community service project.  I created a team for Zen Martial Arts to run or walk Run To Feed The Hungry in Sacramento.  It was a successful event.  I had 21 team members sign up for the event.  I…

This week I had a different role in the dojo.  I did not compete in the sparring tournament.  I was a judge.  I was very impressed with all the competitors.  They all used good control while sparring.  They were…

I have finished doing one kata 1,000 times.  I picked Chinto as my kata.  I did it three times almost everyday except when I was in    jured or very sick.  I feel like my Chinto kata has improved tremendously from…

Karate is not only about punching and kicking.  Karate is also about kindness, compassion, and empathy.  I recently finished my 1000 acts of kindness in my black belt challenge.  I did at least three acts of ki…